PhoneboxAngel

I'm here! I've actually been sick for a few days, but I've still been doing as much as I can!! I definitely don't want to give up on this challenge

Thanks! Some of them are definitely brutal!!

Finished my workout for the day! So far 3 out of 4 days! I'm having a little bit of trouble with my R knee....I can't decide if it's just sore or if there's something else going on, but I was careful not to put a lot of pressure on my knees. Does anyone have any tips? Did about 5 minutes of french earlier, plan to still do ten minutes later..

The ninja kitty video on the first page had my daughter and me cracking up!! Soo funny! On a different note, I'm really excited to be here for this challenge! I'm ready to make a change and actually stick with it this time!!

Day 3 = Complete!!! I did NOT workout today...it's been such a long day, and I know that's no excuse, but I decided this would be one of the two days this week I wouldn't do it. Tomorrow I'm off work so I plan on making it a big workout day.

Day 2 = complete!!!

Starting my day off right! First of all, I am extremely sore from yesterdays workout. I made myself workout again today, though, because I always end up missing several days when I "let myself rest". I focused mostly on my abs today...going to be so sore tomorrow! I am determined to stick with this this time and I'm ready to get into the best shape of my life!! I started my day off spending about half an hour with french on memrise.com. I then did a BodyRockTV workout and worked on french a bit more while I was getting ready for work. I had worked up quite a vocabulary list on memrise.com so I'm basically going through and "watering" all my words and making sure I am proficient in those before I move on. I've got a Easy French Reader that I'll use..probably to take to work with me to read a story during lunch. But in a few days I'm going to start working on conjugation. Fun times! lol.

That's a great goal!! They say the hardest part is the start! Do you have anything in particular that you do when you're having an especially hard time going? I have a playlist of songs that get me motivated when I have to get up early to work-out...or just when I workout in general

I like that you're doing a steps goal - I'd never even considered tracking how many steps I take during the day, but that would definitely be interesting! & probably an eye-opener since I bet wouldn't be nearly as many as I think it should be! I also like that one of your goals is to take your lunch to work That's something I've been having problems with..I had to give my dad my check card so I wouldn't use it to get food at work! It's definitely helped. What kind of meals do you take to work with you? I end up getting stuck on the same few meals over and over and it gets old really quickly.

I love your overall goal I'm also insanely jealous that you're going to dragoncon! I'm only about an hour and a half away but because of work it just didn't work out this year I definitely want to see pictures of your costumes once they're complete!!

Day 1 = COMPLETE!! I am going to change working out 30 minutes 5 days a week to simply working out 5 days a week. I did one of the BodyRockTV 12 minute workouts, and while I would ideally like to add a bit of cardio in with it, I don't want to end up feeling like I've failed on a day if that's all I can get in. I did the workout before I went to work, and then stretched through an episode of The Big Bang Theory. I meditated for 10 minutes afterwards and reflected on my day, and then spent about 15 minutes going over french vocabulary with memrise.com. I am going to have to figure out a way to get all of this into my day on days I work. I definitely am motivated to get it done, but spending almost an hour after work (especially when I get off fairly late) was a bit hard. I'll get into a better routine after a few days...just have to figure out what works best for me.

Absolutely! I'm hoping in the future I'll be able to pledge more time for my life goal, but at the moment, with school starting back and work going crazy, I'm afraid the only time I'll have to really focus on it is in the car when I'm travelling to and from school/work. I am in the car a lot though, so maybe it'll end up being more anyway

Main Quest: To have Strength, Flexibility, & Stealth How I plan to get there: 1 - Workout 5 times a week (STR+3, STA+2) 2 - Stretch for 20 minutes every evening (CON+2.5, DEX+2.5) 3 - Meditate for 10 minutes (will eventually be longer) to focus on breathing slower/quieter (WIS+1.5) Life Goal: Be able to speak french fluently At the moment, I can speak/read at a beginner's level..almost intermediate, but not quite there yet. I'm going to study for at least 10 minutes each day. Usually once I actually sit down to study I do for longer, but if I'm running low on time for the day, I'll definitely do at least 10 minutes. (CHA+1.5,WIS+2) I'm so ready for this challenge!!!

Okay, so after figuring out what i wanted to work on,here's what I've come up with. Sunday – Cardio (elliptical/treadmill) Monday – Strength (push-ups) Choose One of the following: Push-up Sprints Do as many push-ups as you can in thirty seconds. Rest for thirty seconds. Do as many pushups as you can in another thirty seconds. Rest for forty-five seconds. Continue this pattern for another three sets of push-ups, adding on fifteen seconds to the rest time every set. Pushup Pyramid Do one push-up. Rest for thirty seconds. Now do two push-ups. Rest. Continue this way up to five push-up, and then back down to one push-up(still resting for thirty seconds between each set). Once you can do this easily, start increasing the peak number(so instead of going to five, you go to six, then seven, then eight, etc.). Max it Out Do five sets of push-ups, doing as many as you can in each set.. Rest for a minute between each set. Tuesday – Cardio (elliptical/treadmill) Wednesday – Rest/Strength Thursday – Cardio (elliptical/treadmill) Friday – Strength & Cardio (elliptical/treadmill & crunches) Choose one of the following: Descents Having someone hold your feet to the ground might help on this one. Start in the “up†position of the crunch, and lower yourself down. Do as many as you can in a set, and repeat it four more times(so five sets total). These can also help you nail down the full range-of-motion if you’re having a hard time with it. Crunch Sprints Like the pushup sprints above, but with crunches! Five sets total, don’t forget to add on fifteen seconds more rest between each set. Crunch Tower of Power Do five crunches. Rest thirty seconds. Do ten crunches. Rest thirty seconds. Keep adding five crunches onto each set until you can’t crunch no more! Saturday – Strength Repeat 5 cycles of: 20 squats 20 crunche 10 lunches per leg 10 crunches 20 calf raises 20 crunches OR Repeat 5 cycles of: 10 regular pushups 10 crunches 10 wide push-ups 10 crunches 10 tricep push-ups 10/10 Left/Right crunches

Having a hard time working out, but I know why. If I don't have a set workout plan I end up wandering around, doing a little bit of this and a little bit of that and not really staying consistent...so my plan today while I'm off work is to set up a weekly workout plan that I can stick to. The workouts I do at home will be on top of the cardio workouts I do during the week (walking/running in my neighbourhood or going to the gym since it's been raining so much lately). I'm a planner, so having a schedule really helps me out, but I definitely need it here.

Really trying to stay on track..lost another two pounds but having trouble with food with work being so crazy lately. We're in sale mode so I've been working really long hours and it's so stressful, but I know that's when I really need to stay on track. I've cut my eating down drastically, I just need to keep working out!!

I've been doing the same thing the past month - I'm eating vegan for the majority of my meals, but if I eat with my parents or at a mates house, I'm not going to beat myself up over eating a bit of meat/dairy. I was vegan for an entire year about two years ago, and it was absolutely wonderful! I felt SOOO much better and had loads more energy than I ever had. I get a lot of the criticism as well about what I actually eat and where I get nutrients from, but I actually eat more of a variety of foods when I'm vegan...it helps me branch out more..not to mention I do a lot of "veggie-only" meals where I don't use any kind of meat substitute which has helped me choose a lot of vegetables/beans/rices that I may not have normally chosen.

I had every intention of posting what I ate yesterday this morning, but I spent about 6 hours dealing with my car and not at home...so I've forgotten everything..lol. But on to today! 1 July Food Log: Breakfast - Rice Krispies with almond milk Lunch - Shrimp tempura appetizer (approx 10 small shrimp) and some nibbles off my daughters fries and mac & cheese Dinner - tofu with some kind of asian sauce; tabouli; gold potatoes with olive oil and nutritional yeast. Water Intake: 500mL Took a 15 minute walk today...but missed my gym opportunity due to having to deal with my car. Having a bit of trouble staying motivated because it's been so crazy at work lately. I'm on my feet for 8 hours 5 days a week and my legs are so sore all the time. I stretch most days just to keep them from getting stiff, but I'm still looking for a solution.

29 June Food Log Breakfast: Rice Krispies with Almond milk and 1/2 tsp sugar Lunch: two chicken chalupas and a soft taco from taco bell ... also a dr pepper..I know Dinner: Cinnamon pretzel Snack: Popcorn Water Intake: 500mL So my food choices today weren't awesome...& I definitely need to figure something healthier out when I'm having a hard day at work... Fitness Log 100 Jumping Jacks Plank x3 for 20 seconds each Mountain Climbers - 3 sets of 25 each 50 crunches Couldn't make it to the gym but wanted to get a small workout in today. Really just trying to do a little something at least 6 days a week to keep moving - I'm definitely looking forward to the next challenge where I'll come up with goals to work towards!

I'm glad I'm not the only one!!

This is amazing!!! I'm not nearly to the point where I can run 5K or a half marathon in one setting but I could definitely do it in a few days!!!

I just discovered this the other day and have yet to do it, but I can see where it would be extremely fun!! I'm excited to try it out!

28 June Food Log Breakfast: Banana Lunch: Beans on toast 1.5 (multi-grain bread; vegetarian baked beans; tomato; onion) Dinner: bang bang shrimp appetizer and two thick slices of sourdough bread Snack: A rather large pretzel *half plain, half cinnamon* that I had a hard time passing up during work. Water Intake: 1000mL Fitness Log 20 minutes - Treadmill - Walking at 3.0mph pace I was having a hard time getting going today and I'm a bit sore from the past few days. My knee is giving me a few issues so I decided to take it easy today (not that I've been pushing it too hard, but you know!) I need to take it easy on the bread...the problem is that it's so easy to make a sandwich or eat toast...

Personal (non-fitness) Goals: Learn french at an Advanced speaking level